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Kateryna Yushchenko Attends Charitable Party for the Benefit of Ukrainian Catholic University
13 October 2008 12:00
October 11, 2008, Head of the Supervisory Board of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Foundation Kateryna Yushchenko attended a charitable party for the benefit of the Ukrainian Catholic University.
Among the participants of the event, hosted by Hyatt Hotel in Kyiv, were Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Liubomyr Cardinal Huzar, Pontifical Council for the Laity Josef Clemens, President of the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation John Kurey, members of Ukrainian public and representatives of the sponsor companies.
A beneficial auction was held in course of the party. The raised money will be channeled to support lower-income UCU students.
Addressing the audience, Mrs. Kateryna thanked the Ukraine Catholic University, which has been “reviving the best traditions of moral, spiritual, and patriotic upbringing in Ukraine and provides an opportunity to obtain high-quality, modern, and versatile education” for many years. “The today’s event is not only an act of philanthropy but also investment into the future,” she said.
Kateryna Yushchenko donated three lots for the auction: Ukrainian artist Oles Dorchenko’s triptych “The Garden of Divine Songs,” a copy of the National Atlas of Ukraine, signed by President Viktor Yushchenko, and a basket with honey, candles, and honey beverages produced at the Yushchenko family bee garden.
In total, almost $35,000 was raised at the auction.
The foundation for the Ukrainian Catholic University was laid by Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, who founded the Lviv Theological Academy in 1928. In 1944 the academy was closed. Its mission was undertaken by the Pope Clement Ukrainian Catholic University in Rome, organized and headed by Metropolitan Yosyf Slipy in 1963. After Ukraine’s gaining independence, the Lviv Theological Academy resumed its work in 1994. In 2002 it was transformed into the Ukrainian Catholic University, with Rev. Dr. Borys Hudziak as its first rector. The UCU curriculum was accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, in part, for training bachelors, specialists, and masters in history, philosophy, and theology. The Ukrainian Catholic University doesn’t receive any financial support from the state. A considerable part of its financing comes from donations, mostly from foreign philanthropists (the diaspora and non-Ukrainian foundations.) For instance, last year the University received € 100,000 from Pope Benedict XVI’s personal fund.
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